A student ticket promotion gone wrong resulted in an unusual atmosphere for Saturday’s Mountain West men’s basketball game between Boise State and Utah State at ExtraMile Arena.
With Boise State students still on winter break, the school announced on Friday that anyone with a valid student ID — from elementary school to college — would receive free entry to Saturday’s showdown. Following a social media push by Utah State’s student section — known as The HURD — to scoop up many of the free seats, the Broncos amended the promotion to require an ID from a school in Idaho.
The policy change didn’t stop Utah State students from making the four-hour drive from Logan to Boise. According to social media reports, The HURD raised nearly $3,000 in 12 hours to provide tickets and gas money for more than 120 students…